Data about seaweed was provided by 2 Asian cohorts. A significantly increased colon cancer mortality risk among men, but not women, was found in one cohort (22). No associations were found with rectal (22), or total colorectal cancer (21) mortality.
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| Author | Cohort name | Subjects | Years of follow-up | Cases | End point | Consumption of | Relative Risk (RR) | Adjustments | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 22) Iso H (2007) | The JACC Study. | 43,179 men, and 59,483 women. (Japan) | Not defined. | 205 men, and 196 women. | Colon cancer mortality | Seaweed (algae) |
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22) Iso H (2007) | The JACC Study. | 43,179 men, and 59,483 women. | (Japan) Not defined. | 156 men, and | 78 women. Rectal cancer mortality | Seaweed (algae) |
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21) Khan MM. (2004) | No cohort name. | 1,524 men and 1,634 women aged ≥ 40 living in Hokkaido, Japan. | 1984-2002 | 15 men, 14 women? | Colorectal cancer mortality | Seaweed | Men: RR = 1.2 (0.4-3.7; No P-value). | Women: RR = 0.8 (0.2-2.5; No P-value). RRs are for consumption ≥ several times/wk vs ≤ several times/month. Men: age and smoking. Women: age, health status, health education, health screening + smoking. |
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